VALDOSTA - The Georgia State University congratulates Valdosta residents for earning a degree during the summer 2025 semester. Release: More than 2,000 students graduated from Georgia State University during the summer 2025 semester, earning associate's,…
CLAXTON - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating a shooting that involved two people being injured. Release: At the request of the Evans County Sheriff’s Office, GBI agents are investigating a shooting incident in…
VALDOSTA--The Valdosta Youth Council is now seeking applicants for the 2019-2020 program year. Started by Mayor John Gayle back in 2015, the V.Y.C. seeks to inspire local seventh, eighth, and ninth grade students to build…
By Lauren Burgess On August 1, the Lowndes County School system kicked off the start of the 2019-2020 school year with their Back to School Convocation Celebration, which included “mystery” keynote speaker, Ron Clark. Dave…
Nominations for the Leadership Lowndes Class of 2020 are officially open. For decades, Leadership Lowndes has been the premier leadership development program that has shaped the professional development and civic engagement of local residents. Leadership…
VALDOSTA--Daniel Peterson represented Lowndes County 4-H well at this year's Annual State 4-H Congress held in Atlanta, winning first place for his poultry and egg science project. Peterson was one of the more than 250…
By Lauren Burgess The next time you take a bite out of a Snickers, consider this: in Mayan times, that chocolate bar may have been worth far more than what you paid for it. A…
TIFTON -When Heather Curry found out that her husband Nathaniel was going to need hip replacement surgery on both hips, she vowed to do everything she could to help. When Nathaniel Curry started experiencing back…
On Wednesday, July 24, 44-year-old Mexican national Pedro Arriago-Santoya passed away at the Piedmont Midtown Medical Center. He was in the custody of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Stewart Detention Facility in…
By Lauren Burgess Valdosta State University History Professor Dr. Dixie Haggard has made it his mission to help the Pascagoula Tribe of Southeast Mississippi achieve federal recognition. After studying Native American History at the University…